https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/cc-2nd-reading-vocab/xfb4fc0bf01437792:cc-2nd-the-moon/xfb4fc0bf01437792:close-reading-informational-text/v/finding-connections-between-ideas-reading 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Finding connections between ideas within a passage David talks about how to understand stories better by finding connections between ideas. He uses a story about building ships to show three ways ideas can be connected: finding similarities and differences, understanding why something happens, and figuring out the order of events. This helps us become better readers. Want to take notes on this video? Use this [Notes Organizer](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vt5uGrpM75qaKVotjdKPpu5hjjPDb5UgkZu8eqENhbs/copy)! video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/2f4bc98a-1dc4-40a3-b911-c711b30dc524_1280_720_base.png Finding connections between ideas within a passage David talks about how to understand stories better by finding connections between ideas. He uses a story about building ships to show three ways ideas can be connected: finding similarities and differences, understanding why something happens, and figuring out the order of events. This helps us become better readers. Want to take notes on this video? Use this [Notes Organizer](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vt5uGrpM75qaKVotjdKPpu5hjjPDb5UgkZu8eqENhbs/copy)! https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/Ox_JaA6nX_Q.mp4/Ox_JaA6nX_Q.mp4 183 Analyzing idea development https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:key-ideas-and-details-6/x8ddea1200317e822:tracing-ideas-across-a-text/a/tracing-ideas-across-a-text-the-readers-journey 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Analyzing idea development | Guided practice Learn to analyze how ideas are introduced, illustrated, and developed in a text. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:key-ideas-and-details-6/x8ddea1200317e822:tracing-ideas-across-a-text/e/text-structure 2026-04-10T20:10:36.32681891Z Idea development Students will practice analyzing how authors develop ideas Elizabeth Gormley exercise